Group Purpose:
The Social Development business unit is committed to improving the quality of life to individuals and whanau residing within the Raukawa rohe.
Our professional, culturally sensitive service delivery is guiding by best practice models consistent with its contractual requirements while maintaining the Tikanga, Kawa and whakawhanaungatanga of Raukawa.
We believe that by working collaboratively with key community stakeholders we are able to address health, education and social issues with positive co-dependency outcomes for our consumers.
By conducting research that accurately assesses the needs of the people ensures we deliver a service that meets their needs resulting in better quality of life and stronger communities.
We are committed to consistent evaluation of our service as it evolves to make certain we maintain our professionalism and create positive impacts to the consumers using our services.
Social Development Strategic Priorities:
“To improve the quality of life for individuals and families”
- To Provide culturally sensitive, professional social services
- Develop social services standards and guidelines reflecting current best practice
- Develop service policies and procedures
- Improve quality management and performance systems
- Professional human resource personnel
- Provision of culturally sensitive services
- Create an integrated service delivery framework of services
- Initiate across sector planning
- Identify potential funding and social service opportunities
- Develop across sector integrated management plans
- Develop across sector service delivery models
- Implement integrated research projects
- Implement partnership agreements
- Build safer communities by working with key stakeholders
- Membership on community forum and working parties
- Participating in key strategic decision making processes
- Developing strong local, regional and national stakeholder relationships
- Develop a social service communications plan
- Participate in social development research and policy
- Complete a needs analysis of Raukawa social issues
- Actively participating in policy and social service strategies
- Scope a Raukawa research team
Social Development Activities
Family Start Programme
Staff:
Social Development Manager – Bernice Kaponga
Our team consists of four whanau/family workers and an administrator
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